We approach Gay Pride this week and to be honest, I don't have a heavy heart. I am praying the Lord will give me a supernatural Love for those who hate him the same as he loved me. In years past, there has been an overwhelming emotion to just cry, right there in the park in front of everyone, just weeping over souls. In Romans chapter 1 we find this sin to be one in which the unbeliever rails against God continually and God gives them over to the desire of their heart to the sin of homosexuality.
We must go with a heart of love. If we step onto the park without, we might as well leave. 2 peter 3:9 states that God is willing that none should perish. Our attitudes should reflect that truth. We must remember that we are representing Jesus Christ and when the Gay people see and hear us, they should see and hear Christ in us.
This is a hard word. Before you look sternly at someone and proclaim "unless you repent, you will perish," ask yourself, is that tone the way Jesus would proclaim to that particular person? There are all diffrent kinds of people in the scriptures. There were those whom Jesus gave a stern warning, and Im not against stern warnings. There are others whom Jesus was compassionate and more gracious in tone, still proclaiming the truth of the Gospel, never comprimising.
In Short, Let us think of Jesus. Let us be sensitive to the individual homosexuals we speak with. As we speak with them, let us think of the scriptures and how did Jesus deal specifically with this type of person. Its easy to stand on a street corner and scream repent uncontrollably. Its alot harder to talk to an individual and be sensitive to that person, responding to them accordingly. I am not promoting squishiness, Im promoting Christ. It is amazing how Jesus deals diffrently with a humble person, seeker, tax collector, relegious person, etc.
He never changed the message, but he was sensitive to his hearer. Let us go as dying men speaking to other dying men about Christ. Let us give law to the proud and grace to the humble. Let us sternly rebuke the relegious and have love and compassion on the humble and broken hearted. Let us pray this week that God would keep us faithful if there be persecution and let us pray even now he would work in the hearts of people we will come across. To God alone be the Glory.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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I liked what you said about focusing on the individual situations. I encourage you to ask questions and engage them on a personal level (though, I know you all ready do this). I always keep Genesis 19 in mind in this specific context... though you are right with regard to sympathy; just as our sympathetic High Priest in His glorious session intercedes on our behalf. Grace be with you in your evangelism... love you, brother!
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